AN ESTIMATED 150 RETIRED & SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM (RSVP) VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE IN GENESEE, LAPEER AND SHIAWASSEE COUNTIES. SOME OF THEIR ACTIVITIES WILL BE M-F TELEPHONE WELL-BEING CALLS WITH THE KEEPING INDEPENDENT SENIORS SAFE (KISS) AND CHATTING HELPS AGING ADULTS THRIVE (CHAAT) PROGRAMS; SORTING AND DISTRIBUTING FOOD AT LOCAL FOOD BANKS AND FOOD PANTRIES; MENTORING AND TUTORING ADULTS WHO ARE WORKING TOWARDS HIGH SCHOOL COMPLETION; TRANSPORTATION FOR SENIORS TO ATTEND MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS, AND TUTORING/MENTORING CHILDREN IN THE SCHOOL SETTING. AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT, 350 PEOPLE WILL HAVE REACHED MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS; 250 PEOPLE WILL RECEIVE SOCIALIZATION AND REPORT A REDUCTION IN FEELINGS OF SOCIAL ISOLATION THROUGH THE KISS AND CHAAT PROGRAMS. MORE THAN 2,000 PEOPLE WILL HAVE IMPROVED FOOD SECURITY DUE TO FOOD DISTRIBUTION SUPPORT BY RSVP VOLUNTEERS WORKING AT LOCAL FOOD PANTRIES AND SOUP KITCHENS. MORE THAN 200 STUDENTS AND/OR ADULTS WILL HAVE BEEN TUTORED AND ASSISTED FOR ACADEMIC SUCCESS. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $75,000 00 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED WITH $27,859.00 FROM THE ADULT AND AGING SERVICES AGENCY (AASA) AND $43,693.00 IN FUNDS WILL BE NEEDED FROM COMMUNITY SOURCES.